Women's Olympic Sports Director of Operations

Liberty University•Lynchburg, VA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Operations for Women’s Olympic Sports works in conjunction with the athletic departments Olympic Sports teams (field hockey, lacrosse, tennis, soccer, softball, swimming and volleyball) and assists with administrative duties as assigned, including travel, recruiting, P-card reconciliation, camps, event management, etc.

Requirements

Four-year college degree, with a concentration in business.
5+ years in a management capacity.
Strong experience required.
Current certifications, licenses required/preferable.
Effective communication both verbally and in writing.
Ability to intuitively reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.
Excellent computer and organizational skills.
Regularly lift 10 or fewer pounds.
Proof of a valid Virginia driver’s license, an acceptable DMV record, and liability insurance is required.

Responsibilities

Prepare itineraries, hotel accommodations, reserve buses through LU transit, travel assistance on away games, trip budget reports, conference tournament and NCAA travel planning.
Schedule all travel arrangements as it pertains to recruiting trips, submit reports to compliance, make all travel arrangements for recruits, and handle host money requests.
Maintain coaches university purchasing cards per university policy and procedures.
Assist head coaches to build and complete budget requests for both travel and operational budgets.
Assist all new staff through the "new hire checklist".
Manage pre-season housing.
Serve as a liaison for staples and procurement office for office supplies.
Serve as a liaison with the university marketing department and printers.
Serve as a liaison between Sodexo and teams for all dining arrangements. Submit requisitions for all teams who choose per diem for early arrival.
Assist coaching staff with any pre-game needs and work with game operations staff as needed.
Communicate with IT Director of Business relations on all programs project requests and needs.